A PINE WOOD TRAY FOR DISPLAYING A KORO (INCENSE BURNER) DURING THE SENCHA TEA CEREMONY By Ikeda Sakumi I (Ikeda Fumiikichi, 1886-1955), Showa era (1926-1989), mid 20th century (2)A PINE WOOD TRAY FOR DISPLAYING A KORO (INCENSE BURNER) DURING THE SENCHA TEA CEREMONYBy Ikeda Sakumi I (Ikeda Fumiikichi, 1886-1955), Showa era (1926-1989), mid 20th centuryThe well-patinated and polished timber carved in the form of a stem of rippling leaves, with a single bud, the stalks curling at the top forming the handle, unsigned; with a wood tomobako storage box, the exterior of the lid inscribed Kamimatsu Kumagaiso-mon korobon (Incense burner tray with the design of kumagaiso [Cypripedium japonicum], carved of old pine wood); the interior of the lid signed Kishu-do Sakumi with a seal Ikeda Sakumi. 49cm (19¼in) long. (2).Born in Kaga City, Ikeda Sakumi I studied joinery under the Osaka-based wood carver Takemura Eiraku and first exhibited in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1922, later submitting work to the Teiten national exhibition in 1928, 1932, and 1933.